Minnehaha

English

Etymology

Named after the tautologically named Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) +‎ ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + English falls ("waterfall"))

Proper noun

Minnehaha

1. A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.

Derived terms

• Minnehaha Springs

Related terms

• Minnehaha County (independently formed using the same Dakota word)
• Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis) is named after the same waterfall as Minnehaha was.
• Minnehaha Trail is named after the Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis), which it connects to Fort Snelling State Park.